IT Manager Contract Job Trends in South Wales

IT Manager
Wales > South Wales

The median IT Manager daily rate in South Wales is £444, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 34 42
Rank change year-on-year -8 +8 +16
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 4 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.99% 0.36% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% 0.39% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £413 - £408
25th Percentile £423 - £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £400 £431
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -7.25% +11.29%
75th Percentile £461 - £461
90th Percentile £469 - £469
Wales median daily rate £444 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +10.94% -11.11% +16.13%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in South Wales with a recognized job title 380 255 332
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.83% 93.07% 90.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 178 252
10th Percentile £214 £167 £143
25th Percentile £305 £250 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £414 £438
Median % change year-on-year +2.72% -5.43% -2.78%
75th Percentile £513 £538 £563
90th Percentile £644 £625 £636
Wales median daily rate £425 £415 £435
% change year-on-year +2.41% -4.60% -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 26 24
10th Percentile £12.21 £16.00 £11.90
25th Percentile £15.00 £20.12 £14.10
Median hourly rate £21.50 £24.00 £22.59
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% +6.24% +24.53%
75th Percentile £25.77 £41.25 £54.13
90th Percentile £50.00 £45.00 £87.26
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £22.50 £19.09
% change year-on-year -8.89% +17.89% +5.21%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in South Wales

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South Wales

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South Wales

IT Manager
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 17 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cardiff -6 3 £475 +18.75% 7
Newport - 1 £413 -
IT Manager
Wales

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, IT Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South Wales region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) Agile
1 1 (25.00%) Agile Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (25.00%) Business Case
1 1 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) IaaS
1 1 (25.00%) IASME
1 1 (25.00%) Information Security
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (25.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) IaaS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Agile
1 1 (25.00%) Agile Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (25.00%) Business Case
1 1 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (25.00%) Information Security
1 1 (25.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) IASME
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001